The Association of Commonwealth Universities: Early Career Academic Grants
To mark its Centenary, the ACU committed to awarding a total of 100 Early Career Academic Grants to staff at ACU member universities to cover the costs of travel to and attendance at relevant conferences or academic meetings in another Commonwealth country. The scheme is aimed at early career academics who have not yet had the opportunity to work, study, or travel outside their own country.
Terms and conditions
- Applicants will have discretion over what the grant is used for, but it must involve a visit to academic peers in a Commonwealth country outside their home region. In most cases, this will involve attendance at a recognised academic conference in their discipline. Potential hosts should be either an ACU member university in the country to be visited, or the organiser of a recognised academic conference.
- Travel and other expenditure under the grant must take place between June and December in the year of the award.
- Grants can be used to cover travel costs, conference fees, accommodation and subsistence, and, where appropriate, small-scale purchases of materials for use in future teaching or research.
- Each Early Career Academic Grant will be up to GBP 2,000 in value.
- Under no circumstances will the total value of the grant exceed that stated on the offer letter.
- Grants will be paid in a single instalment to either the grant holder’s home institution, a host institution in the country to be visited (provided that the institution is an ACU member), or a named conference organiser. Successful applicants will be asked to nominate a recipient of funds.
- Grant holders will be asked to provide an account of expenditure and a brief report (no more than 500 words) on how their grant has been spent.
- The ACU reserves the right to publish the names of successful applicants on the ACU website and in ACU publications. By applying for a grant, the applicant gives consent for such publication in the event that his/her application is successful.
Listing Details
Organization Name
The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Organization Mandate
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is the world's first and oldest international university network, established in 1913.
A UK-registered charity, the ACU has over 500 member institutions in developed and developing countries across the Commonwealth.
A UK-registered charity, the ACU has over 500 member institutions in developed and developing countries across the Commonwealth.
Countries
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Bangladesh
- Brunei Darussalam
- India
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Pakistan
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Vincent and The Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Cyprus
- Malta
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Subcategory
Subject - funding opportunities
Varies
Application deadline
February of each year
Amount of the award
The award holders receive a grant of up to GBP 2,000 affording them the opportunity to attend a conference or academic meeting abroad where they can exchange ideas and build strong connections with fellow academics from all around the world.
Eligibility - nationality
Canada, Commonwealth countries
Eligibility
Applicants must:
(a) Be employed as a member of academic staff in an ACU member institution
(b) Not have previously studied for any academic or professional qualification outside their home country or region.
(c) Be endorsed by the executive head or other senior officer authorised to sign on behalf of their home institution (see section 21 of the application form).
(d) Not have attended any academic or professional conference outside their home country or region
Although this scheme is aimed at early career academics, please note that there is no age limit for applicants. Applications from other groups – for example, established academic staff members, those recently embarking on an academic career following a career change, or women returning to academic work after raising children – would also be welcome, providing that they meet the above criteria.
In all cases, grants will be subject to applicants successfully obtaining a visa to enter the host country, and will not be paid until this has been confirmed.
(a) Be employed as a member of academic staff in an ACU member institution
(b) Not have previously studied for any academic or professional qualification outside their home country or region.
(c) Be endorsed by the executive head or other senior officer authorised to sign on behalf of their home institution (see section 21 of the application form).
(d) Not have attended any academic or professional conference outside their home country or region
Although this scheme is aimed at early career academics, please note that there is no age limit for applicants. Applications from other groups – for example, established academic staff members, those recently embarking on an academic career following a career change, or women returning to academic work after raising children – would also be welcome, providing that they meet the above criteria.
In all cases, grants will be subject to applicants successfully obtaining a visa to enter the host country, and will not be paid until this has been confirmed.